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The Florida Panthers began their turnaround in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Florida had a disappointing 2022-23 regular season following a franchise-record-setting 2021-22 campaign. However, Florida was able to make the playoffs despite everything. And they made their shot count. The Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final in 2023 against the Vegas Golden Knights. […]

Two years ago, the Boston Bruins clinched the President’s Trophy before the end of March following one of the greatest runs in NHL history. Last season, it was an insane race to the finish, with the New York Rangers coming out on top but seven teams, ridiculously, all within five points by the end. This […]

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice is well aware that Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin is approaching Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record — and he knows exactly how to shut the Russian down when the two heavyweight Eastern Conference teams meet in the nation’s capital on Saturday evening. “We’re just going to try and keep […]

Although the Florida Panthers are laser-focused on winning the Atlantic Division and ideally making another deep run in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the future of key forward Sam Bennett remains a question mark ahead of the offseason. With most of the core locked up, the 28-year-old remains without a new contract, and the Toronto […]

The Florida Panthers will face the Washington Capitals on Saturday at the Capital One Arena. It could be a playoff preview as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Panthers-Capitals prediction and pick. The Capitals lead the head-to-head series 71-58-7. However, the Panthers have gone 8-1-1 over their past 10 games, including 4-1 […]

The Florida Panthers are fighting for the Atlantic Division crown at this point in the season. However, they are dealing with some injury issues. Matthew Tkachuk is out for the rest of the regular season. Trade deadline acquisition Brad Marchand is also dealing with an injury from before his move south. And now head coach […]

Although contract negotiations between Sam Bennett and the Florida Panthers stalled earlier in the 2024-25 NHL season, it looks like both sides are interested in hammering out a new deal, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported late last week. “Talks have resumed between Bennett and the Panthers,” Friedman said during the ‘Saturday Headlines’ segment of Hockey Night […]

Hockey fans, we’ve officially reached the final month of the 2024-25 NHL campaign. With exactly 31 days left in the regular-season, the best tournament in sports is now just around the corner. It’s been a bit over a week since the trade deadline, and if we didn’t know already, it’s becoming crystal clear who the […]

The Florida Panthers have had back-to-back memorable playoff runs under head coach Paul Maurice. The Panthers made it all the way to the Stanley Cup Finals from the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. They earned their spot in the postseason on the last day of the regular season and defeated the record-setting Boston […]

The Florida Panthers earned a huge 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night as the race to win the Atlantic Division heats up — and Sergei Bobrovsky was a huge reason why. The Russian netminder turned aside 23 of 25 shots thrown his way at Scotiabank Arena, and he took sole possession […]

It was one of the more surprising trades in recent memory that took place last Friday, as the Boston Bruins traded long-tenured forward and team captain Brad Marchand within their own division to the Florida Panthers. Marchand joins a Panthers team that is not only the defending Cup champion, but also the leader in the […]

The Florida Panthers have been dealt a major blow just weeks before they’re set to begin their Stanley Cup title defense. Defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for the next 20 games after violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program. The NHLPA released the following statement on Ekblad’s suspension via NHLPA.com: “Florida […]

Just like that, another trade deadline season has come and gone in the National Hockey League. Although we didn’t set any records this time around, it was another entertaining day in the NHL. After 23 trades went down a year ago, there were officially 26 swaps made on March 7, 2025, according to the official […]

The Florida Panthers and former Bruin Brad Marchand hit the road to face the Boston Bruins.  It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Bruins prediction and pick. The Florida Panthers come into the game at 40-21-3 on the year, placing them in first place in the Atlantic Division. The Panthers made […]

Hockey fans will need time to get used to the reality that Brad Marchand is no longer with the Boston Bruins. Marchand was traded by Boston to the Florida Panthers ahead of last Friday’s deadline for a conditional second-round pick in the 2027 NHL draft. The 36-year-old veteran forward has never played a game in […]

The 2025 NHL Trade Deadline featured a ton of action, with multiple big-name players changing teams Friday afternoon. One of those big-name players left his team in a rather surprising fashion. The Florida Panthers traded for Brad Marchand in a stunning trade with the Boston Bruins. Marchand has recently suffered an injury, so it may […]

The Florida Panthers have added a massive piece to their lineup in their quest to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, trading for now-former Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand. Marchand joins a battle-tested team that has proven their metal come playoff time the last two straight years and adds valuable championship experience of his own as […]

The Florida Panthers waited until the final seconds of NHL trade deadline day to make a move. After weeks of conversation about Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand, the Panthers traded for him in the final seconds. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman broke the news on social media just after the 3:00 bell. “Last minute possibility: Hearing Brad Marchand […]

The Florida Panthers are loading up to make another run at the Stanley Cup. They kicked off NHL trade deadline week by snagging Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks. Then, they made a trade with the San Jose Sharks to make Vitek Vanecek their backup goalie after trading Spencer Knight to Chicago. On Thursday, the […]

The Carolina Hurricanes have considered trading Mikko Rantanen before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline. The Hurricanes traded for Rantanen in a massive three-team trade back in January. However, with contract talks seemingly going nowhere, flipping Rantanen becomes more of a legitimate possibility. And the Florida Panthers could be involved in these new sweepstakes. The Panthers […]

It is a battle of Eastern Conference playoff hopefuls as the Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Florida Panthers. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Blue Jackets-Panthers prediction and pick. The Blue Jackets come into the game at 30-23-8 on the year, which is good for fourth in the Metropolitan Division. Currently, […]

We’ve already seen one goaltender on the move in the National Hockey League in recent days, and another is following suit on Wednesday afternoon. Just days after the Florida Panthers traded backup goaltender Spencer Knight to the Chicago Blackhawks as part of a package to acquire defenseman Seth Jones, the Panthers have acquired Vitek Vanecek […]

The Florida Panthers kicked off NHL trade deadline week with a big trade for defenseman Seth Jones. They sent their 2026 first-round pick and young goalie Spencer Knight to Chicago for the veteran blue liner. Even with a lack of draft capital and cap space, they could still make moves before the deadline passes on […]

The NHL world was shocked on Saturday when the Florida Panthers pulled off a surprising trade for Seth Jones. The veteran is already making his presence felt for the defending Stanley Cup champions, playing 22:56 minutes of ice time in his debut on Monday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Following the contest, Panthers head coach […]

Seth Jones has reached the playoffs just five times in 12 seasons, but he anticipates plenty more postseason runs with the Florida Panthers. He made an immediate impact in his debut Monday night, earning praise from his new teammates. Jones hadn’t made the playoffs since his trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets to Chicago Blackhawks […]

Although the National Hockey League trade deadline is still a full four days away — give or take a couple hours — there have already been blockbusters aplenty ahead of the Friday, March 7 cutoff. A little earlier in 2025, Mikko Rantanen was shockingly traded to Carolina, JT Miller reunited with the New York Rangers, […]

The Florida Panthers are in a strong position to make another run at a Stanley Cup this season after winning it all in a dramatic final series over the Edmonton Oilers in 2024. Even though the Panthers are one of the best teams in the NHL again in 2025, there is always room for improvement. […]

The Florida Panthers swung a big deal for Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones. They sent a first-round pick and goalie Spencer Knight to the Windy City for Jones, with 26% of his salary retained. Panthers general manager Bill Zito has heard the doubters who say Jones was not worth trading for. He responded to those […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will head south to battle the Florida Panthers. It will be a Sunbelt showdown at Amerant Bank Arena as we share our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Panthers prediction and pick. The Panthers lead the head-to-head series 84-67. Furthermore, they have gone 9-1 in the past 10 games against the […]

The Florida Panthers placed forward Matthew Tkachuk on LTIR on Sunday, resulting in them having $8.7 million in cap space ahead of the March 7 trade deadline, according to PuckPedia. After acquiring Seth Jones at a $7 million cap hit from the Chicago Blackhawks after salary retention, the Panthers will have thee financial flexibility to add […]

The eyes of the NHL world were on the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings for the Stadium Series on Saturday night. However, the biggest news of the night was not the game. The big bombshell came during the contest at Ohio Stadium. The Chicago Blackhawks traded defenseman Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers […]

The Florida Panthers shocked the NHL when they acquired Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. The trade came less than a week from the NHL trade deadline. Now the Panthers have another veteran player who can help get them back to the Stanley Cup Finals this year. Panthers general manager Bill Zito spoke […]

Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones made no secret about the fact that he’s tired of the losing and doesn’t want to wait for the club to turn around their fortunes. But with a massive contract and considerable cap hit, finding a team to take him on was going to prove difficult. But in a stunning […]

The Florida Panthers are the defending Stanley Cup champions, so they will have a hard time finding people to feel sorry for them now that forward Matthew Tkachuk has been injured and isn’t expected to be available for an indefinite amount of time. If he were to be out long-term, could the defending champs look […]

The Edmonton Oilers continue their Florida road trip as they face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Oilers-Panthers prediction and pick. The Oilers come into the game at 34-20-4 on the year, placing them in second in the Pacific Division. Still, the Oilers may do some re-tooling […]

Raise your hand if you didn’t think the 4 Nations Face-Off was going to be that electric. We all knew it was going to be great hockey, and it’s no secret that, right now, there isn’t a lot of love lost between at least a couple of the countries that participated. But what an incredible product […]

The Florida Panthers are looking to win their third-straight Eastern Conference title this year. Their trade for Matthew Tkachuk has ignited this run and given them a bona fide superstar. Tkachuk ascended into the general sports lexicon during the 4 Nations Face-Off despite missing much of the tournament with an injury. As the Panthers get […]

At one point this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins were frustrated with defenseman Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh was not playing well on the ice and appeared destined for a poor season. And while Karlsson’s offense was solid as always, his defense was extremely brutal, to put it nicely. There were no concrete reports of either side seeking […]

Florida Panthers superstar Matthew Tkachuk was injured in the electric 4 Nations Face-Off, and was only able to watch from the bench as Connor McDavid and Team Canada defeated USA in a thrilling championship game at TD Garden. Although the specifics of the injury remain under wraps, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice confirmed that the […]